Beijing Travel Guides
Expert guides covering classic attractions, local cuisine, history, culture and modern entertainment for your perfect Beijing trip
Beijing Bookstores and Coffee: Three Half-Day Routes
Three relaxed half-day routes through Beijing's independent bookstores and coffee streets, with subway stops, opening hours, typical spending, quiet windows and tips for elders, children and rainy days.
Beijing Park Mornings: Times, Entrances and Etiquette
Beijing's parks belong to tai chi groups, calligraphy writers and choirs before the tour buses arrive. This guide covers gate times and ticket prices, the right entrances and metro exits, how to join each activity politely, and what to do when weather cancels the morning.
Beijing's Small Specialty Museums: Booking and Timed Sessions
How to book Beijing's small specialty museums: the three reservation categories, the session times at Zhihua and Fahai temples, metro routes, prices and a two-museum daily route.
Old Bookshops and Art Districts in One Beijing Day
Combine Liulichang and Panjiayuan book stalls with 798 and Red Brick in a single day. This guide gives three routes with start points, metro changes, opening hours and ticket ranges, plus closing days, bargaining habits and luggage storage.
The Forbidden City in Depth: Six Centuries of Imperial Palaces
A detailed guide to the Forbidden City with 2026 ticket prices, reservation rules, the axis and six-palace routes, the Treasure and Clock galleries, and practical visiting advice.
Beijing Museum Guide: National, Capital, Natural History and Science
Booking windows, free entry rules, opening hours and the galleries worth your time at Beijing's four most visited museums.
A Quiet Hutong Walk in Beijing Beyond Nanluoguxiang
Five calmer hutong lanes to walk instead of Nanluoguxiang, with lane lengths, metro exits, ticket prices and a 5 km cycling route through the old city.
Two Beijing Museums in One Day: Pairing Rules and Timing
Five tested museum pairings in Beijing, with door-to-door transfer times, booking windows, lunch stops and replacements for Monday closures, so both collections get real time.
Beijing Hutong and Courtyard Food Walk: A One-Day Route
A full-day Beijing walk from Ping'anli to Dongsi that pairs courtyard visits with street snacks: eight kilometres, five small meals, resident boundaries and real costs.
Beijing Siheyuan Visits: Which Courtyards You Can Enter
Which Beijing courtyards welcome visitors, how to walk through one politely, and where the camera should stop. A guide to open and private yards, with half-day walking routes.
Museum Guides in Beijing: Official, Audio and Private Compared
Official tours, audio rentals, app-based tours and private guides compared on booking, session length, price ranges, peak-season markups and refund rules in Beijing.
Beijing Small Museums: Six Quiet Collections and How to Book Them
A practical guide to six smaller Beijing museums, including Fahai Temple and Zhihua Temple: booking channels, closing days, ticket ranges, metro walking times and half-day routes.
Beijing Hutong Guild Halls: A Five Kilometre Walking Route
Guild halls, opera stages and former homes in Beijing's southern lanes open irregularly. This five to six kilometre walk links Huguang, Zhengyici, Yancai and Caochang.
Beijing Souvenirs and Gifts: What to Buy and Where to Shop
A shopper's guide to Beijing gifts: pastries, cured meats, jasmine tea, museum shops and folk crafts, with price ranges, shopping streets and packing advice.
Beijing Museums: How to Book, Plan and Pace Your Visit
Beijing has hundreds of museums with different booking rules and scales. Here is how to choose one, secure a slot, route the galleries and keep the day manageable.
Beijing Hutong Walks: Four Routes and What to Notice
A hutong walk is about gateways, door stones and courtyard life, not alley count. Four routes, honest distances, guide and pedicab costs, and how to behave in a lived-in district.
Beijing Winter Indoor Culture Guide
Spend cold winter days in Beijing's museums, galleries, libraries and theaters. This guide covers booking, ticket ranges, closing days and tips for families and older visitors.
Winter Museums and the Palace Museum in Beijing: A Quiet Visit
Winter is a calm season for Beijing's museums and the Palace Museum. This guide covers low-season tickets, routes, exhibitions, booking, transport, warmth and budgets.
Beijing Autumn Museum and Exhibition Guide 2026: Booking, Routes, Timing
Plan a Beijing autumn museum visit with venue types, booking tips, free versus ticketed shows, route and time advice, family and access notes and off peak ideas.
Beijing Autumn Temple Fairs and Markets Guide 2026
Temple fairs in Beijing are not only a Spring Festival affair; autumn brings folk activities and markets closer to daily life. This guide covers temple blessing customs, antique and flea markets, Liulichang, creative park markets and flower markets.
Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing: Moon and Customs
Mid-Autumn is a festival of reunion and a flavorful stretch of Beijing autumn. This guide covers old customs, mooncake styles, viewing spots and the best moon watching hours.